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Humpback whales in a heat run over a shallow coral reef in Tonga

Humpback whales (Megaptera novaengliae) in a heat run. There were six whales in total, spending most of their time in deep water, but passing over this shallow submerged reef at one point, giving me an unusual opportunity to photograph a heat run against the reef.

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Image Size: 5616x3744 / 60.2MB; https://www.photoshelter.com/support/license#rm; https://www.tony-wu.com/contact-tony-wu; South Pacific Tonga Vava'u Humpback Whale Animalia Chordata Mammalia Cetartiodactyla Eutheria Cetacea Mysticeti Balaenopteridae Marine Mammal Baleen Whale Rorqual Mysticete Megaptera novaeangliae Endangered: IUCN Red List CITES Appendix 1 Filter Feeder Heat Run
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Humpback whales (Megaptera novaengliae) in a heat run. There were six whales in total, spending most of their time in deep water, but passing over this shallow submerged reef at one point, giving me an unusual opportunity to photograph a heat run against the reef.